Learning Universal Windows App Development

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6/27/2016

Want to build apps that work on any device that runs Windows 10? Whether you are targeting desktops or tablets, Windows Phone, Xbox One, or even HoloLens, you can create apps that span all Windows devices with the Universal Windows Platform. This course is designed to teach you how to make your first app using all of the basic features of Universal Windows.
Finally, you'll experiment with your app to learn more about how Windows apps work, and then find out where to go next.

Topics include:

Installing Visual Studio Community edition

Working with C#, XAML, and the Windows SDK

Getting a head start with starter templates

Testing apps with device emulators

Creating your first app

Building interactions, game logic, and scoring

Adding custom components

Modifying design parameters in XAML

Experimenting and updating the final app

Skill Level Beginner

1h 56m

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- Microsoft Windows has been installedon millions and millions of PCsever since it was first released.With the release of Windows 10,Windows now can power devices of all kinds,from the Xbox One, tablets, desktops, laptops, smartphones,Internet of Things devices, and even augmented realitywith products like the HoloLens.To support such a wide variety of devices,a new way to build applications needed to be created.And that is called the Universal Windows Platform.

As a developer you can use the Universal Windows Platform,or UWP, to create apps that can work on anyof the devices I mentioned earlier.Using the Windows SDK, Visual Studio,and the C# programming language, you can create applicationsfor the entire Windows 10 ecosystem.Hi there, I'm Doug Winnie, and in this courseI'll introduce you to the Universal Windows Platformand the tools and technologies you'll useto build Windows apps.Along the way you'll learn the C# programming languagethat is widely popular and valuable for Windows development,as well as for other platforms and technologies.

When you're finished with this courseyou will have your very own Universal Windows appthat you can install on your Windows 10 device and show off.Plus, I'll give you some ideas on how you can takeyour app further and use your new programming skillsto iterate and learn how to do morewith Windows 10 and the Universal Windows Platform.